Nikola Katić
Katić with Rangers in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nikola Katić
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996
Place of birth Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Zürich
Number 24
Youth career
2004–2014 HNK Stolac
2014–2015 Neretvanac Opuzen
2016 Slaven Belupo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Neretvanac Opuzen 29 (2)
2016–2018 Slaven Belupo 64 (1)
2018–2022 Rangers 59 (5)
2021–2022 → Hajduk Split (loan) 21 (0)
2022– FC Zürich 38 (4)
International career‡
2017–2019 Croatia U21 8 (0)
2017 Croatia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019

Nikola Katić (Croatian pronunciation: [nǐkola kǎːtitɕ, - kâː-];[1][2] born 10 October 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Zürich.[3]

Club career

Early career

Katić started his football career in 2001 at HNK Stolac in his native Stolac,[4] before moving on to NK Neretvanac in Opuzen, Croatia. He was soon moved to the club's senior team and started featuring in Treća HNL Jug.[5] A year later, he went on a trial with HNK Hajduk Split's reserve team, but did not sign.[6] A year later, however, he moved to top-tier NK Slaven Belupo.[7] Initially mostly featuring for the youth team, Katić broke into the club's first squad in the 2016–17 season.

Rangers

In June 2018, Katić left Slaven to join Scottish Premiership club Rangers on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed transfer fee.[8]

On 29 December 2019, Katić scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory in the Old Firm against Celtic, the first win at Celtic Park for Rangers since 2010.[9]

FC Zürich

On 31 August 2022, Katić joined Swiss Super League club FC Zürich for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[10][11]

International career

Katić represented Croatia at under-21 level, playing against Austria and Slovenia in 2017.[12] Katić was called up to the senior Croatia team in May 2017, and he made his full international debut as a late substitute for Ivan Santini in a 2–1 win against Mexico.[13]

He was named in Croatia's squad for UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019 and was featured in all three group stage matches as Croatia finished last in the group following losses to Romania and France and a draw with England.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slaven Belupo 2015–16 Prva HNL 1000——10
2016–17 29131——322
2017–18 34021——361
Total 64152——693
Rangers 2018–19[15] Scottish Premiership 18110219[lower-alpha 3]1303
2019–20[16] Scottish Premiership 19210108[lower-alpha 3]1293
2020–21[17] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 3732031172596
Rangers B 2021–22[18] ———1[lower-alpha 4]010
Hajduk Split (loan) 2021–22 Prva HNL 21040——250
Career total 1224112311821549

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 201710
Total10

Honours

Hajduk Split

References

  1. ↑ "Nìkola". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Nìkola
  2. ↑ "Katarína". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Kátić (Kȃtić)
  3. ↑ "Nikola Katic (Zürich) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com".
  4. ↑ Nikola Katić at the NK Slaven Belupo official page
  5. ↑ Hajduk B probe i prinove at NogometPlus.net
  6. ↑ Hajduk B probe i prinove at NogometPlus.net
  7. ↑ Nikola Katić potpisao za Slaven Belupo at NK Slaven Belupo official page
  8. ↑ "Nikola Katic: Rangers sign Croatian defender on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ↑ English, Tom (29 December 2019). "Celtic 1-2 Rangers: Nikola Katic gives Steven Gerrard's side Old Firm derby win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Nikola Katic Joins FC Zurich". www.rangers.co.uk. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Innenverteidiger Nikola Katic" [FC Zurich signs central defender Nikola Katic]. www.fcz.ch/de (in German). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "NIKOLA KATIĆ". Croatia FA. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Nikola Katic". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Nikola Katić in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Nikola Katić in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Nikola Katić in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Nikola Katić in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Croatian Cup Final: Hajduk Beats Rijeka for First Trophy in 9 Years!". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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